Faderport/ioStation 24c Users Guide

  • V-Control Pro Users Guide
  • Control Surface Users Guide
  • Edit Pack Users Guide
  • V-Console Users Guide
  • V-Panner Users Guide
  • V-PlugIn Users Guide
  • Spill Plug-in Users Guide
  • Contents

  • Setting Up FaderPort V2/ioStation 24c in V-Control Pro
  • Using FaderPort V2/ioStation 24c with Pro Tools
  • Setting Up FaderPort 8/16 in V-Control Pro
  • Setting Up FaderPort 8/16 with Pro Tools
  • Setting Up FaderPort V2/iOStation 24c in V-Control Pro

    Here is how to add FaderPort or iOStation 24c to V-Control Pro

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  • Using Faderport V2/ioStation 24c with Pro Tools

    After setting up the Faderport or ioStation24c in V-Control Pro launch Pro Tools and then open the V-Control Pro Setups window.

    Click on the Faderport/ioStation 24c that is paired with Pro Tools in the Setups column.

  • In the Pro Tools MIDI Input Devices Window, disable the Faderport. It is connected with V-control Pro and can cause conflict if enabled in Pro Tools as well.
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  • Fast Focus and Refocus with FaderPort V2/iOStation 24c

    With V-Control Pro, the FaderPort automatically focuses to any track you select. V-Control Pro can widen the bank up to thirty-two tracks for instant focus, and if it loses focus it immediately blinks the Channel button. Simply tap the blinking button to automatically ReFocus. Now you can select any track at any time for a focused FaderPort.

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  • Bankmode Controls with FaderPort V2/iOStation 24c

    The faderport can easily change between Pan and Send modes for easy editing with the wheel. Press the following buttons to change assignment:

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  • Channel Strip Controls with FaderPort V2/iOStation 24c

    Here are the channel strip controls available for the Faderport:

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  • Automation Controls with FaderPort V2/iOStation 24c

    With V-Control Pro you can select and see the automation modes: Off, Read, Write, Touch, Latch, Trim. And you can see status. The red buttons blink to indicate when automation is armed. Then when you touch the fader and engage write mode, the red buttons are lit solid. And when using touch mode writing is instantly disengaged when you release the fader.

    Use the following automation buttons to change modes for the selected track:

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  • Transport Controls with FaderPort V2/iOStation 24c

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  • Dialog Controls with FaderPort V2/iOStation 24c

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  • Setting Up FaderPort 8/16 in V-Control Pro

    Here is how to add FaderPort 8 or FaderPort 16 to V-Control Pro

    Setting Up FaderPort 8/16 in Pro Tools

    Here is how to setup Pro Tools

    Peripherals Setup for FaderPort 8

    f8

    Peripherals Setup for FaderPort 16

    f16

    The Faderport 8/16 is now ready to use with Pro Tools through V-Control Pro.

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  • Track Mode with Faderport 8/16

    Press TRACK to switch the Mixer strips into Track mode. All channels will be assigned to the channel strips.

    Use the Bank and Channel modes in the Navigation section to navigate through all the tracks in the session.

    Channel Strip Control:

  • Mute: Toggles Mute on the selected channel.
  • Solo: Toggles Solo on the selected channel.
  • Fader: Controls volume level.
  • Shift+Fader: Resets fader to 0dB.
  • Pan/Param knob: Adjusts the pan position for the selected track. (Limited to left pan for stereo tracks)
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  • Channel Mode with Faderport 8/16

    Press SENDS to the assign the mixer into Channel mode.

    For the Faderport 8 the 8 channel strips will change to control the selected channel's parameters.

    For the Faderport 16, channel strips 9-16 will control the selected channel's parameters.

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  • Plug-Ins Mode for Faderport 8/16

    Press the PLUG-INS to assign the mixer into Plug-in Editing mode.

    For the Faderport 8 the 8 channel strips will change to control plug-in parameters.

    For the Faderport 16, channel strips 9-16 will control plug-in parameters.

    The select buttons on the channelstrips provide the following functions:

    The Bypass will toggle bypass for the currently selected plug-in.

    Shift+Bypass will toggle bypass for all plug-ins on the selected channel.

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  • Pan Mode for Faderport 8/16

    Press the PAN button to assign the mixer into Pan mode. All channel faders will control the current pan position. On stereo tracks, pan control is limited to the left channel.

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  • Automation Controls with FaderPort 8/16

    With V-Control Pro you can select and see the automation modes of each track: Off, Read, Write, Touch, Latch, Trim. And you can see status indicated by the Select button's color: Green, Red, Orange, and White. The red buttons blink to indicate when automation is armed. Then when you touch the fader and engage write mode, the red buttons are lit solid. And when using touch mode writing is instantly disengaged when you release the fader.

    Use the following automation buttons to change modes for the selected track:

    Automation Enables are toggled by holding the Shift button and pressing the following:

  • Shift+Marker: Toggles Auto-Suspend
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  • Navigation Controls with FaderPort 8/16

    With the navigation section. Select a mode to assign the encoder and prev and next buttons.

    Transport Controls with FaderPort 8/16

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  • Window Buttons with FaderPort 8/16

    The following buttons can be used to show/hide windows in Pro Tools:

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  • Utility Buttons with FaderPort 8/16

    Here are the commands for Save, Undo and Redo.

    Dialog Controls with FaderPort 8/16

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